"A phone ban will not help me, because it is bad when I am home." A high school student said this recently, and I haven't stopped thinking about it. Students are managing peer crises at midnight, sworn to secrecy, carrying weight they're not equipped to hold. Phone bans matter—but they miss the deeper question: are we teaching students the skills to navigate digital life?
Read MoreAs someone who's advocated for reducing unnecessary screen time in schools for over a decade, I find Jessica Grose's latest piece in The New York Times both timely and accurate. The article "Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before It's Too Late" resonates deeply with my experiences moving from school to school and witnessing the varied impacts of technology on student engagement and safety. While tech has undeniable benefits, its integration into every aspect of our educational system raises critical questions about its effectiveness and the trade-offs involved. If we want to talk about this in business terms, we could mention opportunity cost - what are our children and teens missing by being on their screens?
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